Category: Cryptocurrency

CoinDesk Marc Hochstein
September 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

American Banker editor Marc Hochstein joins digital media site CoinDesk as Managing Editor

Digital currency and technology dedicated website CoinDesk has announced that outgoing American Banker editor-in-chief Marc Hochstein has joined the company in a senior editorial role. A 17-year veteran of SourceMedia, which owns American Banker, Hochstein will now serve as CoinDesk's first Managing Editor, a role in which he'll be working hands-on with editorial content, while…

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bitcoin china price crash
September 13, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin Prices Collapse As China's BitKan Bans OTC Trading

As China's BitKan announced it would officially ban both over-the-counter bitcoin and bitcoin cash transactions, bitcoin fell to around $3,800, denoting more than 20% drop in value, after reaching almost $5000. According to TheStreet, BitKan informed that as the trading of initial coin offerings or ICOs is also suspended, the ban on bitcoin was the…

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September 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ICOBox sets out to disrupt venture capital

ICOBox, the provider of SaaS (software as a service) ICO technology, marketing, and legal solutions, announced that has launched a “blockchain jumpstarter” platform aimed at helping launch 800 ICOs in the first year of its operations, targeting $12 billion in total amount of funds collected. ICOBox’s ICOS token is the first token to provide its…

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ICO fraud
September 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FCA issues risk warning about ICOs and Token Sales

UK financial regulator The FCA has added its voice to other watchdogs around the world, issuing a formal consumer warning about the risks of Initial Coin Offerings, or ICOs. A similar warning was made recently by Canada regulator CSA. What are ICOs? The term ICO refers to a digital way of raising funds from the…

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Tether tokenized usd
September 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Tether and Ethfinex enable Tokenized USD on Ethereum Network

Tether Limited, a leading provider of tokenized traditional government-backed currencies, today announced in partnership with Ethfinex the launch of Tether ERC20 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, enabling tokenized US dollars to be exchanged on the Ethereum network for the first time. Launched in 2014, Tether was the first blockchain-enabled platform to allow traditional currencies to be tokenized,…

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September 09, 2017 BY AMarkets

Is It Too Late to Buy Bitcoin?

The following article was written by AMarkets, a St. Vicent & the Grenadines (FSA) regulated global forex broker established in 2007. Cryptocurrencies in general and Bitcoin, in particular, assumed commonplace with the trader. Media headlines hasten to report on the latest price record - they are ready to buy 1 Bitcoin for more and more…

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Vaultoro bitcoin gold exchange
September 08, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin gold exchange Vaultoro raises 7 figure seed round from FinLab AG

Vaultoro.com, the first and longest running bitcoin / allocated gold exchange, has announced that it has closed a seven-figure seed funding round from Frankfurt, Germany based fintech investor Finlab AG (FRA:A7A). Vaultoro co-founder Joshua Scigala said: The investment from FinLab AG into Vaultoro will enable us to scale fast. Our mission is to enable as many…

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BCSC warning
September 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

First Canadian registration for a Bitcoin investment fund manager granted to First Block Capital Inc

Canadian financial regulator British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has announced the first registration of an investment fund manager in Canada solely dedicated to cryptocurrency investments. The BCSC has granted First Block Capital Inc. registration as an investment fund manager and an exempt market dealer in order to operate a bitcoin investment fund. "Cryptocurrency investments are…

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